Attaching means for faucets.



A. (1'. BROWN. ATTACHING MEANS FOR FAUCETS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1914i Patnted Apr. 25,1916.

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A. C. BROWN.

ATTACHING MEANS FOR FAUCETS.

Pnfeni'od Apr. 25, 1916 3 \HEETS SHEEI' 2 APPLICAILIONY FILED mm 9, m4.

A 0. BROWN. ATTACHING MEANS FOR FAUCETS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1914.

Patented Apr. 1910.

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lllilil'dlttfl. 3. BRUWIN, 83E CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

uus- I'WCEANS FOP, FAUCETS.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 3355,

.s plicetien died March 9, 191%. Serial No. 823,319.

To all wit-0m if; may coezcem Be it known that l, ALBERT C. Bnown, a citizen of the United States, and a resident oi the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attaching Means for l aucets; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawii'igs, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon,

' 'ch form a part of this specification.

l' lumhers have frequently experienced great diiliculty and loss of iuproperly attacl'iing faucets in sinks Wash. bowls, other places Where such ere used, and connecting the same to the fluid supply.

his invention has for its object to pro vide a fitting whereby a faucet he read attached to the water supply lines," ohing the diliiculty {generally encountered 'v ierc diflierent types 0:? faucets are used.

It is an object of this i i eution to pro- "ide fitting" for the attachment of faucets to supply lines, wherein faucets of different construction may be readily used and mounted substantially interchangeably with i one another Without interfering in any Way with the supply lines.

W is also object of this invention to provide attaching means for laucets where-- by a sii'igle spout faucet-capable of deliverif ,her hot or cold Water or both may be e ilchito respective hot and cold without coi licated fit sinner to pern'nt ready realso no object of invention to provide a fitting for connecting a faucet to and permitting releaseable engagement of 'l'zaucet thereto.

' is tin-ally an ob 'ict of this invention to ccvice simple in operation, duructiou, and neat in appearll. 3 inveutionv (in preferred form.) is

illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

in the drawings: Figure 1 is c section through a sink or Wash bowl, illustrating a faucet attached to the Water supply lines by means of a device embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2- is a sectiop. on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with payts in elevation. Fig. 3 is an enlarged View similar to Fig. 1, shown partly in section to illustrate the construction. l1 ig. 4C is a rear elevation of the faucet attaching means. Fig. 5 is an edge View thereof, with part of the sink to which it is attached shown in section. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a. modification of my device shown attached to a bowl or sink shown in section. Fig. 7 is a section on line of Fi 6, with parts in elevation. 8 is a rear elevation of a modified form.

As shown in the drawings, the reference numeral 1, indicates a sink, which is ape1j-- tured on one side thereof to receive a fitting therethrough, whereby a faucet, denoted as a whole by the reference numeral 2, may be attached to the respective hot and cold water supply lines, indicated by the reference numerals 3, and 4, respectively.

The particular fitting Which comprises my invention consists of the casting with entrance pipes 5, and 6, disposed in llform llll and each provided with an air cushion chamcet is provided with an outwardly turned 1 flange 12, and a central partition 13, the flanged portion projecting into the doubly passug'ed portion 9, with the partitions 10, and 13, in register with one another. Said pipe portion 9, is also internally threaded to receive the gland member 14, Whichis rotetebly mounted on the shank of the leucet; and which bears against said flange 12, on

the faucet body to hold the same. Within the I To prevent relative movement of l fitting.

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connected. .Actuatin surface thereof.

the faucet, the central partition 10, of the 'itting is provided with outwardly projecting pins or lugs 15, and at corresponding points in the partition 13, in-the faucet 'hody, recesses are provided to receive said and insuring a firm connection therebetween.

As already stated, the faucet shown in this connection is adapted to permit a flow of either hot or cold water or both, and embodies the respective hot and cold water chambers 18, and 19, within the casing,'each respectively controlled by a valve closure 20, opening against the pressure. Said closures are actuatable-by a rotatable valve stem 21, which has threaded connection with a sleeve 22, held in the casing by a union nut 23, at one .end, and bearing at its other against the inclined edge of an aperture in the wall of the respective water chamber to which it is handles 24, are provided on the ends 0 said respective stems to operate the same. Upon opening either one of the valve closures, a supply of water is allowed to fiow into'the chamber 25, from which it is admitted to the sink or wash bowl through the spout.

In the modification illustratedin Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, I have shown a construction which may be connected by suitable couplings to the risers of hot and cold water .supplylines. This construction embodies a casing 26, which, as before, is chambered to afford the. supply passages 27, and 28, for the hot and cold Water respectively, and is,

' as before, provided with a central partition,

in this case denoted by the reference numeral 29. Likewise a pipe portion 30, is adapted to extend through an aperture in the sink or wash bowl 1, and the device is held clamped thereto by means of a threaded nut or collar 31. n this construction, however, Ts 32, and 33, are connected on the respective hot and cold water risers and short lengths of pipe 34, and 35, connect the respective Ts 32, and 33, with the respective pipe couplings, denoted as a whole by the reference numerals 36, and 37, respectively, which in turn are attached to the entrance passages 27, and 28, of the fitting. Short lengths of pipe, 38, and 39, respectively, are threaded into the upper end of said Ts, and are closed by caps to afford an air cushion therein. In Fig. 6, a double flow faucet similar to the one already, described is shown connected to the modified form of my device, and of course a gland member 40, threads within the pipe portion 30, to maintain the faucet in proper position on the fitting. v

The operation is as follows: When it is desired to attach a faucet to a sink or bowl and also to thewater supply line, the supply lines in one case being threaded into the entrance passages 5, and 6, of the fitting, and

with the nut 12, and gland 14, removed, the

pipe portion 9, is inserted through an aperture in the bowl or sink and with the flange 16, bearin closely against the outer surface thereof. %he fitting is then set up tightly against the bowl by threading the nut 12, upon said pipe portio'n, until the nut is jammed tightly against the inner surface of the sink. After the fitting is connected to the supply line and also upon the sink, the faucet is attached by means of the gland 14, which isrotatably mounted on the shank of the faucet, and which threads into the in-' ternally threaded portion of the pipe portion 9, of the fitting, thus jamming the faucet tightlyinto place and affording a firm support therefor.

, In the modified formshown in Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, the fitting26, is connected to the respective Ts 32, and 33, of the hot and cold water supply lines by ordinary pipe couplings, and short pipe lengths 34, and 35, respectively, and said fitting is then set up in place upon the sink, asbefore, b means of the nut 31, after which-the faucet is inserted and held therein by means of the gland 40, as before.

I am aware that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention. purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I'claim as my invention:

1. An attaching device for faucets embracing entrance supply pipes, air cushion chambers connected therewith, means to abut'against the wall of a sink to which the device is to be attached, an adjustable member coiiperating with said means to clamp the device tightly upon the wall of the sink, and a gland member engaged 'on the shank of a faucet and threaded into the device.

, 2. In a device of the class described an entrance supply passage, a flange connected thereon to abut against the wall of a sink to. which-the device is attached, an externally threaded pipe portion projecting through an aperture in said sink,'acollaradapted to be threaded on said pipe portion to clamp the fitting tightly upon the wall of the sink, and a gland member threading internally into said ipe member and rotatably engaged on t e shank of afaucet to hold the same. in proper register in said device.

I therefore do not externally threaded pipe portion insertible through an aperture in the Wall of a sink, a flange integral therewith adapted to contact one surface of the sink Wall, a nut threaded on said pipe portion to clamp the same on the other surface of said sink Wall, entrance supply pipes communicating with said pipe portion, and a gland threaded into said pipe portion, adapted to retain a dou- 1 hle fiow faucet in proper register and in firm position thereon.

i. In a device ot' the class described the v combination With a double flow faucet for hot and cold water, of a' doubly passaged connecting fitting comprising a pipe portion, a central partition-therein, means for clamping the fitting upon. the Wall of a sink, a gland rota-table on the faucet adapted to be threaded into said pipe portion to maintain said faucet in proper position thereon, and lugs on' said partition. co-acting with recesses in said faucet niemberto assist in properly positioning the faucet.

5. In a device of the class described the combination with a double flow faucet, of

relative one another.

6. In a. device of the class described a doubly passaged fitting connected to sources of water supply, a partition therein, means clamping the fitting on the Wall of a s nk,

means releasably securing a faucet to said fitting, and co-act1ng means on said faucet and fitting to insure proper register thereof when connected to one another. i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT o. BRUWN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. Hints, Jr,

FRANK Ki HUDSON. 

